Saturday, March 12, 2016

MARCH 9, 2016By Melissa DykesOutside
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico in the sparsely populated,
middle-of-nowhere area where Spaceport America is located, Google is
planning to build a huge experimental radio transmitter, the purpose of
which is apparently secret.Much of Google’s application with the FCC is redacted.Here’s a summary of what can be gleaned, according to Popular Mechanics:It
will work in ranges typically utilized for communications devices (the
2.5 GhZ and 5.8 GhZ band), but includes higher millimeter bands.As
Benchoff points out, there’s a transmitter in the 70-80 GHz band. That
band isn’t regulated much by the FCC, and is typically used for
high-bandwidth communications, and frequencies just under that range (60
GHz) may indeed be utilized for high-bandwidth wireless routers. But
whereas those devices will use power in the watts, Google wants a 96.4
kilowatt transmitter. AM radio stations top out at 50 KWs, which can
reach at least 38 states. But whereas that’s omnidirectional, Google
wants something that also concentrates on very narrow widths.Considering
the company’s cozy relationship to government spy agencies and the
Bilderberg Group, its infatuation with AI and The Singularity à la its
Director of Engineering and Futurist Ray Kurzweil, and the patenting of
gadgets such as this creepy child’s toy that spies on anyone who comes
near it, there’s every reason to question what Google is really up to
here.PM updated the article to say:As
a reader pointed out, the frequency would not give the coverage area of
AM radio as indicated below, but would go about 230 miles if pointed
very precisely and used for high-volume wireless communication, lending
credence to the idea that it’s a wifi system.Top Image: Entrance to Spaceport America – CreditAlso Read: Google Upgrades Digital Wallet to Pay by Facial Recognition